Fatalia
09-23-2005, 03:13 PM
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/09/poker-players-alliance-rights.htm
In Washington, D. C. recently, another effort by Senator John Kyl (R-AZ) in his battle to outlaw online poker and online gaming was narrowly defeated. Free bar poker leagues face the continuous threat of law enforcement, even to the point of league matches being raided and players and bar owners being arrested. There is also the ongoing legal threat in some areas of the bastion of American freedom, the home, being attacked because friends and neighbors gather for a night of poker.
When faced with all the above attacks, how can the game of poker be protected? This is the main battle front for the Poker Players Alliance, the non-profit organization that is located in Las Vegas. Brought together this year, the Poker Players Alliance is, at this point, the only group that is actively serving as a voice for poker in the legislative areas of the country and continues to attempt to fight back whenever the rights of poker players are under attack. You may be surprised how much such a voice is needed.
The Poker Players Alliance is already respected by some of the most reputable people in the game, including Linda Johnson (the voice of the World Poker Tour and the leader of the Tournament Directors Association), Nolan Dalla, and professional poker player Paul Darden. Recently I was able to sit down for a phone conversation with Jason Newburg, the marketing coordinator for the Poker Players Alliance, and the vice president of the organization, Sam Gorewitz. It proved to be an enlightening look into their work and what the Poker Players Alliance is trying to do.
In Washington, D. C. recently, another effort by Senator John Kyl (R-AZ) in his battle to outlaw online poker and online gaming was narrowly defeated. Free bar poker leagues face the continuous threat of law enforcement, even to the point of league matches being raided and players and bar owners being arrested. There is also the ongoing legal threat in some areas of the bastion of American freedom, the home, being attacked because friends and neighbors gather for a night of poker.
When faced with all the above attacks, how can the game of poker be protected? This is the main battle front for the Poker Players Alliance, the non-profit organization that is located in Las Vegas. Brought together this year, the Poker Players Alliance is, at this point, the only group that is actively serving as a voice for poker in the legislative areas of the country and continues to attempt to fight back whenever the rights of poker players are under attack. You may be surprised how much such a voice is needed.
The Poker Players Alliance is already respected by some of the most reputable people in the game, including Linda Johnson (the voice of the World Poker Tour and the leader of the Tournament Directors Association), Nolan Dalla, and professional poker player Paul Darden. Recently I was able to sit down for a phone conversation with Jason Newburg, the marketing coordinator for the Poker Players Alliance, and the vice president of the organization, Sam Gorewitz. It proved to be an enlightening look into their work and what the Poker Players Alliance is trying to do.